Kelly Gerlings’ #WeOppose Protest Speech: “UBC, Can You Hear Us Now?”
This speech was given by Kelly Gerlings of #IAmAStudent at the AMS Trek for Tuition and Housing. Hello UBC! My name is Kelly Gerlings and I am a student. I want to tell you a few things. I am a domestic student, a settler here. I am graduating this year, in May (let’s not talk about […]
Facing Our Debt: A Photo Project
For some background to this project click here. “Students who acquire large debts putting themselves through school are unlikely to think about changing society. When you trap people in a system of debt, they can’t afford the time to think. Tuition fee increases are a ‘disciplinary technique,’ and, by the time students graduate, […]
Why I Didn’t Report
Our society has created the perfect platform for violation of female or feminized bodies, as it is founded upon violence, colonialism and the sexual power and privilege of cisgender heterosexual men.
3 Talon-Approved Events: November 16-24
Capitalism is the Crisis: Radical Politics in the Age of Austerity — Screening and Discussion First screening of the year by Cinema Politica UBC and it promises to be a good one. The film documents the capitalist crisis and modern resistance movements “in the search for an alternative way of organizing societies in our growing […]
Social Justice Synonyms #8: “Bitch”
Welcome to another segment of Social Justice Synonyms, a column at The Talon that works to foster the unlearning of oppressive words in our everyday language by explaining why they are harmful and providing inclusive alternatives. For more insight, check out our past segments: intro/crazy, man up, classy & poor, retarded, reverse racism, slut, and […]
Soundtrack to the Revolution: A Term Paper Season Self-Care Mix
Welcome to The Talon’s ‘Soundtrack to the Revolution.’ After I posted this lovely Iron & Wine album on my Facebook wall, describing it as “ritualistic posting of healing songs,” the brilliant Lucia Lorenzi responded by suggesting that The Talon editors write up a playlist for their “soundtrack to the revolution.” Lucia is a PhD candidate in the Department […]
University Administration Backs Out of Panel After #IAmAStudent Protester Added
Later this week, the Terry Project in partnership with AMS Events is hosting a BARTalk on the proposed tuition increases, called “Fees, Funds, and the Future of Education.” Initially, there were 5 panelists slated for the discussion: Dr. Louise Cowin (the university’s Vice President, Students), Anji Redish (the Vice Provost and Associate Vice President of Enrolment […]
#ReasonsToResist at UBC: Tuition and Housing
This is Part One of a Three-Part series from The Talon on Reasons to Resist at UBC. The focus of this series is to reflect and extend the current state of activism on campus, by evidencing yet more potential issues related to financial and negotiating power at the University. It is by no means intended […]
Lighting Up The Unseen: A Personal Account of Asexual Invisibility
What is asexuality? It’s an understandable question to have. Asexuality, or the lack of sexual attraction to others regardless of gender, is a little known orientation. Society has effectively erased it, rendering it invisible and unspoken. The erasure of asexuality as a visible and acknowledged identity is a problem. The fact that we don’t talk […]
